The original book of mormon title page book of mormon. This photocopy of the title page of the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon gives modern readers an idea of how the book first appeared. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. I buy, sell and appraise free of charge rare mormon books, documents, photographs and artifacts.
Agoing and ajourney book of mormon first edition, page 249 were perfectly accepted usage in joseph smiths time and place, but not anymore. Sep 05, 20 the title page of the 1830 book of mormon. According to the prophet joseph smith, the titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book of plates, which contained the record which has been translated, the language of the whole running the same as all hebrew writing in general. Title page step by step through the book of mormon. A valuable new analysis of the many types of changes in the text of the book of mormon is brian c.
The first title page differs from the title page of the current 1981 edition, the most obvious difference being that joseph smith is listed as the author and proprietor of the book of mormon. So read the title page in the june 1829 application, the printers manuscript, and the 1830 edition of the book of mormon. Book of mormon reading charts and page titles pink and blue. Title page and harmony background moronis america the. Just write the titles on the top of each page in your personal scriptures. The original book of mormon transcript the book of. Buy book of mormon hardcover or softcover book of mormon.
Popular mormon fiction books meet your next favorite book. The scriptures are called the words of life, and nowhere is that more true than it is of the book of. This photocopy of the title page of the original 1830 edition of the book of mormon gives modern readers an idea of how the book first appeared when it was published in palmyra, new york. The title page states that the purpose of the book of mormon is to unto the remnant of the house of israel what great things the lord hath done for their fathers. Good with lightly bumped and rubbed edges, mushy spine, and a short closed tear in head of backstrip. Elders is the name of exmormon ryan mcilvains justpublished novel, about a mission journey gone terribly wrong. Nov 12, 2007 a small but significant correction is that the change is not on the title page, which was written by the hand of mormon himself, but rather the change is to change wording in the introduction to the book of mormon. The title page and translation of the book of mormon youtube. These men were given a sacred charge to observe the destruction of their people for their wickedness and failure to repent. Mormons mormonism and rare mormon books related to the lds. Apr 26, 2020 my name is reid moon, owner of moons rare books in provo, utah. It asks readers to understand that if there be fault in the book of mormon it be the mistake of men. Book of mormon changes the fall of mormonism rich kelsey.
There is a power in the book of mormon which will begin to flow into your lives the moment you begin a serious study of it. Why is the book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. That they may know the covenants of the lord 112015. To emphasize this point, in the 1840 edition of the book of mormon, moroni s name was appended to the title page. The original book of mormon title page book of mormon central. Book of mormon doctrinal mastery allonone page pdf. Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of nephi and also of the lamanites, written to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel, and also to jew and gentilewritten by way of commandment and also by the spirit of prophecy and of revelation. First two editions of the book of mormon available. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon.
Jun 11, 2009 the onepage introduction to the book of mormon, which gives a brief overview of its contents, was added in 1981 when the lds church released a revised text of the book of mormon. Melchizedek was an old testament king who also appears in the book of mormon. As the page explains see chart 167, he named himself the author and proprietor consistent with federal law only to secure a. These titles can help in comprehension and make it easy to. Book of mormon word change christian research institute. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. The onepage introduction to the book of mormon, which gives a brief overview of its contents, was added in 1981 when the lds church released a revised text of the book of mormon. That first setting of the type for the title page text into two paragraphs by mr. This article is being offered free as a courtesy to as it was footnoted in an expanded gospel topic on their site while much that has been said regarding the origin of the book of mormon is beyond the experience of the average searcher, only as he accepts or rejects the credibility of the earliest witnesses, the existence of the book itself provides a common ground. Hello, we provide concise yet detailed articles on title choices. An abridgment taken from the book of ether also, which is a record of the people of jared, who were scattered at the time the lord confounded the language of the people, when they were building a tower to get to heavenwhich is to show unto the remnant of the house of israel what great things the lord hath done for their fathers. Since its first publication in 1830, the book of moron has undergone thousands of changes. Our book of mormon page titles are some of our most requested items.
Choose from 270 different sets of rel a book mormon merrill flashcards on quizlet. Posts about the title page book of mormon study notes. Book of mormon, 1837 2nd edition joseph smith and the other church leaders contemplated a second edition of the book of mormon as early as the summer of 1833. This book is a facsimile reproduction of the original printing of the book of mormon in 1830, written by joseph smith.
Hales, changing critics criticisms of book of mormon changes, interpreter. These men were given a sacred charge to observe the destruction of their people for their wickedness. Mormon doctrine by mcconkie, first edition abebooks. All the text of the book of mormonas well as large, lined marginswill give you a large canvas to express your thoughts, document insights youve received, or create your own visual art illuminations, or calligraphy, enhancing your daily study and creating a record that will endure. The original book of mormon manuscript byu studies. Elders is the name of exmormon ryan mcilvains justpublished novel, about a. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which is believed to contain writings of ancient prophets who lived on american continent from approx. It is not part of the original book of mormon, but only later added as a helpful introduction. Dec 16, 2007 2 an abridgment taken from the book of ether also, which is a record of the people of jared, who were scattered at the time the lord confounded the language of the people, when they were building. Royal skousen, a professor of linguistics at byu and a recognized expert of the textual history of the book of mormon, has identified 5,280 variations in all editions of the book of mormon. May 01, 2007 this book is a facsimile reproduction of the original printing of the book of mormon in 1830, written by joseph smith. Joseph smith, 2011, 5768 the title page of the book of mormon was written by moroni, the concluding author of the book.
A fine selection of books of mormon from 1849, and the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s, including a fine copy signed by brigham young, a copy signed by john taylor, a copy of the first utah edition, and a copy of the first smith family edition from plano, ill. This easytoprint pdf contains 531 page titles that each summarize what is happening on each page in the book of mormon. According to the text, the first seven chapters were abridged by the prophet mormon and the last two by his son moroni. Title page the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. It is useful to compare the purposes of the book of mormon as stated on the title page with the purposes for writing given in the text by nephi, jacob, mormon, and moroni who between them wrote 98. The book of mormon an account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. This is a page that can be printed again and again and be used with activities, studying, discussion, etc. You will find the power to stay on the strait and narrow path. Welcome to our project to crowd source the origins of the book of mormon, a controversial text published in 1830. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of. Public press, one page book, giant book, large wall art, book of mormon, lds, whole book as poster, book print, reading art, word art, typography. According to this reasoning, one would conclude that the title page must have been written after about a.
Significant book of mormon introduction change mormons talk. Hales reminds us that the tanners and others have been deceptive in their treatment of the minor changes and corrections that have been. Gilbert in the forepart of june 1829 obviously established the twoparagraph pattern followed 1 in the 26 june 1829 article in the wayne sentinel, 2 in the first edition of the book of mormon, and 3 in all subsequent editions of the book of mormon in english. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by the evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the. When you find the article helpful, feel free to share it with your friends or colleagues. The original book of mormon transcript the book of mormon. Book of mormon, 1830, page i the joseph smith papers. This item appeared as joseph smith was trying to find a publisher for his volume. Possibly the most useful item in all our doctrinal mastery helps, this allonone page contains all 25 book of mormon doctrinal mastery passages, references, and key phrases in one place. To the reader as many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by the evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated, by the gift and power of god, and caused to be written, one hundred and sixteen pages, the which i took from the book. The first title page differs from the title page of the current 1981 edition, the most obvious difference being that joseph smith is listed as the author. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith.
Verses make the scripture very manageable and are of great use in teaching situations, but reading the book of mormon as it was originally published, with only chapters, you get a real sense of the story within the book. Just write them at the top of each page and you can know, at a glance, what is happening. I am curious as to who wrote the introduction the page after the title page in the book of mormon. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. The book of mormon, journal editions can help with both your daily study and your journaling efforts. I wish to mention here that the titlepage of the book of mormon is a literal translation, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book of plates, which contained the record which has been translated, the language of the whole running the same as all hebrew writing in general that is, from right to left.
It was included in the very leftmost end of the book, which for us, would look like the beginning, but the book was formatted in the hebrew style, which is read from right to left. The title page of the book of mormon acts as an historiographical introduction to the editorial guidelines followed by mormon in his work of compilation and redaction. The objective is not to find the most correct meaning for each passage of the book of mormon, but to find the most likely sources which joseph smith remixed to create the book of mormon. These page titles and reading charts are already included in our book of mormon study squares, so if you already. We dont have the original book of mormon, partly because we dont have the 116 pages book of lehi and partly because we do have the small plates of nephi. A small but significant correction is that the change is not on the title page, which was written by the hand of mormon himself, but rather the change is to change wording in the introduction to the book of mormon. The book of mormon is the name of a book, or subdivision, of the larger book of mormon. Book of mormon page titles these titles are summaries of what is happening on each page in the book of mormon. Joseph smith, who translated the gold plates from which the book of mormon came, had this to say. Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the. Learn rel a book mormon merrill with free interactive flashcards.
I have written about some of the similarities between the final chapter of the book of mormon moroni 10 and the title page, which suggests to me that moroni might have written both at approximately the same time. Well, the book of mormon is a migration story, similar to the idea of the book of exodus in the old testament, except there are three migrations involved in this. He later said of this book that, it is the most perfect book ever printed, because it had been made by the power of god using a seer stone and verbatum dictation. I told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. The title page states that the purpose of the book of mormon is to show unto the remnant of the house of israel what great things the lord. The last of the plates of mormon was the title page. Book of mormon, 1830, page 0 the joseph smith papers. The introduction was written by mormon apostle brucer. For example, publishing the title page in two paragraphs and adding the word moroni in some editions undoubtedly influenced virtually all early students of the book of mormon to conclude that moroni was the only author of the title page.
The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. I have done some seraching on the internet and the best answer i have found, is church leaders, but i am looking more specifically which church leaders if it was in fact church leaders, which i do tend to believe. On this board, ive put together an assortment of pictures that show the bindings, title pages, and text of the first edition book of mormon and other related books. Jun 01, 2003 this is the first edition of the book of mormon that actually makes it approachable for the mormon and non mormon alike. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The information here is sourced well and enriched with great visual photo and video illustrations. A printing history of the book of mormon 105 the first edition the first published text from the book of mormon was the title page, which was printed inthe wayne sentinelof 26 june 1829, an item probably obtained from the application. Mcconkie, at the time considered to be one of the churchs most prominent theologians.